Originally published on Energy Post. The European market for renewable energy, documented with Guarantees of Origin, increased by 26.5 % in 2014 compared to 2013. For the first time, the demand surpassed 300 TWh, according to statistics from the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB). This is nearly one tenth of all … [continued]
Renewable energy won’t die from cheap oil. With oil prices hitting six-year lows, you would think cleantech’s momentum would stop. After all, history has not been kind to renewables when oil prices have fallen. However, Bloomberg Business paints a different picture. In his analysis, author Tom Randall cites 7 key reasons why, this … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The folks at Tesla aren’t stupid. They know what to highlight to make a point. The first sentence in the 2014 4th quarter & full year shareholder letter Tesla published last night reads: “Tesla continues to drive the global transition to sustainable transport, with more … [continued]
The quarterly solar PV module revenue made by the 20 leading global suppliers reached $5.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 12% over the year prior, according to the latest report from IHS. IHS, a global information company, released its latest Module Tracker Quarterly report, showing that … [continued]
A new study has found that renewable energy systems will prove to be the most economically viable in the future, specifying that solar and wind will prove the cheapest forms of energy production for Asia’s largest energy markets by the end of the next ten years. The study, conducted by … [continued]
The European Wind Energy Agency has released figures for 2014, showing that the European wind industry connected almost 12 GW to the grid, compared to coal and gas, which only managed to connect 3,305 MW and 2,338 MW respectively. The news gets better as well, when you consider that the … [continued]
New figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council show that the global wind industry grew by 44% in 2014, installing over 51 GW and, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, acting as a “solid sign of the recovery of the industry after a rough patch in the past … [continued]
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If you missed any of our own renewable energy stories, of course, I recommend reading them first. However, if you’ve gone through all of those and want to skim some more top stories, here’s a list I’ve compiled in the past two weeks: Renewables, in General 6 Charts That Show … [continued]
US clean energy investment rallied in 2014, reaching $51.8 billion for the year — including renewables and advanced grid, storage, and electrified transport technologies — bringing the total dollars invested since 2007 up to $386 billion. This was one of the nuggets from Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) third annual “Sustainable … [continued]
